Is it 2006 again? Just a few weeks after Paris Hilton dropped her dance-y collab, “Best Friend’s Ass,” with DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, the socialite unveiled an equally club-themed music video featuring former BFF Kim Kardashian.

“All I see is f— boys everywhere trying to make a pass but I can’t stop looking at my best friend’s ass,” Hilton sings as she and her group of girlfriends party all night. The scene is nothing unusual for famous party girl Hilton, with bottle service, selfies, a dance-off and, of course, cutting the line to get in.

Kardashian makes a brief appearance at the end of the clip, smiling as Hilton approaches her. Watch the video below.

James Blake made his first-ever appearance on Ellen on Friday (May 24) with a sweet performance of his swoon-worthy love song, “I’ll Come Too.”

“Oh, you’re going to New York? I’m going there/Why don’t I come with you?/Oh, you’ve changed to LA? I’m going there/I can go there too,” the Grammy winner sang against a red and black screen.

The synth-y ballad is off the crooner’s January 2019 album, Assume Form. He’s heading to Europe this summer for a string of tour dates, found here. He will also perform this fall at Made in America in Philadelphia and Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Watch the “I’ll Come Too” performance below.

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]]>http://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/25/james-blake-performs-ill-come-too-on-ellen-watch/feed/0Apple Sued by Customers Claiming Their iTunes Information Was Sold to Third Partieshttp://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/24/apple-sued-by-customers-claiming-their-itunes-information-was-sold-to-third-parties/
http://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/24/apple-sued-by-customers-claiming-their-itunes-information-was-sold-to-third-parties/#respondFri, 24 May 2019 23:41:28 +0000http://www.billboard.com/node/8513103

Apple privacy policy maintains the company collects data but it is not directly tied to specific users.

Apple has been hit with a class action federal lawsuit by customers who are alleging that information on their iTunes purchases was sold by Apple to third parties. The plaintiffs are seeking an excess of $5 million in damages, according to the lawsuit that was filed May 24 in California’s Northern Federal District.

Leigh Wheaton, Jill Paul and Trevor Paul, three iTunes users from Rhode Island and Michigan, filed the lawsuit claiming that despite the fact that Apple engaged in an ad campaign “touting its supposedly pro-consumer positions on issues of data privacy” and even put up a billboard in Vegas with the slogan “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone,” they were also mining and selling person information to third parties. The parties complain that the collection of the data was done in violation of their own individual states’ privacy laws.

“None of the information pertaining to the music you purchase on your iPhone stays on your iPhone,” according to the 51-page lawsuit.

The complaint alleges Apple supplements its revenues by selling, renting and transmitting with third parties information about the music that each customer purchases from the iTunes Store.

“The data Apple discloses includes the full names and home addresses of its customers, together with the genres and, in some cases, the specific titles of digitally-recorded music that its customers have purchased via the iTunes Store and then stored in their devices,” according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit further alleges that after Apple discloses its customers’ personal listening information, the recipients of this data then match it to other personal information on Apple’s customers and then resell that information on the open market. The lawsuit also accuses Apple of selling, renting, transmitting or disclosing the personal listening information of millions of customers to developers of various mobile applications available for download in its App Store as well as to data aggregators, data cooperatives, list brokers and other third parties.

“Apple profits handsomely from its unauthorized sale, rental, transmission” of customers’ personal listening information, states the lawsuit. “It does so at the expense of its customers’ privacy and statutory rights because Apple does not notify let alone obtain the requisite written consent from its customers prior to disclosing their personal information.”

However, Apple’s Privacy Policy states that it only collects “non-personal information” that is not directly connected to any individual users. The policy states that it collects “data in a form that does not, on its own, permit direct association with any specific individual.” The company policy also says they reserve the right to collect, use, transfer, and disclose that non-personal information for any purpose. Apple states on its privacy page that the information it may collect includes customer activities on the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, App Store for Apple TV and iBooks Stores and from our other products and services. Apple says the information is then aggregated and “used to help us provide more useful information to our customers and to understand which parts of our website, products and services are of most interest.”

Distance is a lifestyle many couples know all-too-well, especially when one partner is serving in the military.

James Arthur’s touching video for his new love song, “Falling Like the Stars,” shows the rollercoaster of emotions when missing someone and not knowing if they’re every going to return. “I’m gonna hold you so close/I swear to god, when I come home, I’ll never let go” the crooner sings as a woman works her day jobs and reminisces on her time with her partner in the army, who ends up surprising her in a sweet coming home scene.

“This song perfectly represents what I do best, I think,” Arthur told iHeartRadio of the tune. “I think that’s the why it became the front runner to be the next single of this particular album. The core of the album has got that classic James Arthur acoustic, honest thing going on.”

Regional Mexican stars Banda Los Sebastianes are becoming so popular that in their native country that some people create fake concerts using their famous name as a way to sell advance tickets. But members of the 18-member group, known for their electrifying banda music, tell their fans to take caution in the new digital world.

“When we sign on to do a show we have a way of authenticating a show through our social media accounts,” said Andrés Padilla, vocalist of Los Sebastianes. “We usually post videos to confirm shows and use a digital blue butterfly seal that fans can look out for.”

As the band celebrates a professional run of seven years (though they were performing as a local band in Mazatlan before that), the upcoming June anniversary will be met with a full agenda of performances — and the band doesn’t want it any other way.

The band’s growth and newfound momentum is attributed to their first Top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart in January with the hit “A Través Del Vaso.” The track continued to climb as it became a fan favorite.

“Some people think this success has been overnight, but in reality it has taken many years to get to this point,” said Armando “El Chocomilk” Celis. “It has taken a lot of work, and having four platinum albums is something we are proud of.”

As the band promotes the May 24 release of their new A Través del Vaso EP, featuring seven tracks, they also continue to celebrate their team-up with Colombian pop/urban star Sebastián Yatra on “Un Año.” The EP also includes a collaboration with Joe Montana for the track “Suena El Dembow.”

Does that mean Banda Los Sebastianes is eyeing more collaborations in the Latin urban genre?

“We are proudly a regional Mexican band, but we also want to always diversify and connect with other genres, including Latin urban,” said Celis. “Our duets with Sebastian Yatra and Joe Montana mean the world to us and we have dreams of someday working with others such as Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Marc Anthony, Luis Miguel and Ricky Martin.”

Endeavor is finally declaring its intention to go public and, in doing so, is offering details of its financial position.

The media company that counts talent agency WME among its holdings generated $3.61 billion in revenue in 2018 and net income of $231.3 million, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. After adjustments, net income was $100.1 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was $551.1 million.

The filing arrives less than a day after an overture by the major agencies to restart talks with the Writers Guild of America over a new franchise agreement. The situation with the WGA, in fact, is listed as a risk in Endeavor’s filing. “Any unexpected change in franchise or licensing requirements … could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations,” Endeavor says.

The company boasts in its filing that it has “represented some of the world’s greatest talent” since 1898 (the founding year of the William Morris Agency, which 111 years later was merged with the talent agency Endeavor). Currently, it represents various elements of 300 TV shows and 60 percent of headliners of various music festivals. It has more than 6,000 clients in entertainment and sports, including seven of the world’s 10 highest-paid models.

A key asset is Ultimate Fighting Championship, and its Endeavor Content asset has financed or sold more than 100 shows and movies, including La La Land, Killing Eve and The Night Manager. Endeavor also owns Sport 24, an all-day sport channel for airplanes and cruise ships.

Endeavor said in its filing that it employs 7,000 people across 20 countries and that, from 2015 to 2018, it has grown revenue at a 27 percent annual compounded rate, some of which can be attributed to acquisitions.

The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol, EDR. Goldman Sachs is the lead banker and an additional underwriter is KKR, which helped Endeavor with its $4 billion acquisition of UFC.

Endeavor hasn’t yet disclosed how much it intends to raise in its IPO or what the company might be valued at, though insiders have said it is angling to raise roughly $500 million at a valuation of more than $6 billion.

Thursday’s filing says Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and executive chairman Patrick Whitesell each earned base salaries of $1 million in 2018 and each made an additional $4 million in bonuses. Mark Shapiro, the president, also earned $5 million, with $3 million in base salary and $2 million coming from bonuses.

James Corden has gotten to do a lot of amazing things as host of The Late Late Show over the past five years. But playing Aladdin in “Crosswalk the Musical” is not one of them. Despite Corden’s best efforts during Thursday night’s (May 23) latest edition of the honk-inducing public display of musical theater, James was forced to take a back seat to one of the movie reboot’s actual stars: Will Smith.

The bit began with Corden dressed in blue face as the Genie, ready to storm the street — after he assured the cast that they were not doing Avatar, Blue Man Group or The Smurfs — with the movie’s co-stars Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, the actual Aladdin and Jasmine. And then Smith showed up. “I’m the Genie, man, you can’t do Aladdin without the Genie,” the twice Oscar-nominated actor assured the late night host.

“James, listen I understand how you’re feeling. I’mma keep it real, you are more like Abu,” Smith said of the movie’s comic relief primate. “I’m not playing a monkey! I don’t care what you say. I don’t care if you say it’s me. I don’t care if you shut the whole thing down,” Corden seethed. Smash cut to James wearing a very ridiculous monkey outfit and trying to act like it is a theatrical honor on par with Hamlet and Death of a Salesman‘s Willy Loman. (It is not.)

The cast set, Corden reminded them of one crucial piece of advice. “Before we get out there on this magic carpet ride I just wanted to remind everybody that ‘Don’t you dare close your eyes’ is not just a wonderful lyric. It could also save your life. The traffic is real and it’s dangerous.” And then they hit Beverly Boulevard for a pyro-fueled version of “Friend Like Me” that ended with the cast heaping praise on Smith’s performance, much to Corden’s chagrin.

“Prince Ali” was no less elaborate, with dozens of extras, fake elephants, golden thrones and some very annoyed drivers. After a pep talk from Smith for the line-less Corden — “I haven’t got any lines… I’m just a stupid, naughty monkey” — they brought the whole thing home with a dazzling “A Whole New World” that featured the cast on a forklift-assisted magic carpet ride. Aladdin opens in theaters today (May 24).

Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, sparking a contest to become Britain’s next prime minister.

The news comes after she failed repeatedly to win parliamentary backing for the Brexit deal she negotiated with the European Union.

She will stay as caretaker prime minister until the new leader is chosen, a process likely to take several weeks. The new Conservative leader would then become prime minister without the need for a general election.

Her voice breaking, May said in a televised statement that she would be leaving a job that it has been “the honor of my life to hold.”

May has bowed to relentless pressure from her party to quit over her failure to take Britain out of the European Union on schedule.

Her departure will trigger a party leadership contest in which any Conservative lawmaker can run. The early front-runner is Boris Johnson, a former foreign secretary and strong champion of Brexit.

Britain is currently due to leave the EU on Oct. 31, but Parliament has yet to approve divorce terms.

Pressure on May to quit over her failure to get Parliament’s approval for a European Union divorce deal reached critical point this week as House of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom quit and several Cabinet colleagues expressed doubts about her Brexit bill.

With her authority draining away by the hour, May on Thursday delayed plans to publish the EU withdrawal bill — her fourth attempt to secure Parliament’s backing for her Brexit blueprint.

May became prime minister in July 2016, and her premiership has been consumed by the so-far-unsuccessful attempt to leave the EU.

The new set dropped at midnight and includes lead single “Go Loko,” which the Compton MC performed Thursday on TheEllen DeGeneres Show with its guest artists, Tyga and Puerto Rican rapper Jon Z.

4Real 4Real, the followup to YG’s top 5 album from 2018, Stay Dangerous, is dedicated to the MC’s late friend Nipsey Hussle. “In loving memory of Nipsey Hussle,” the artwork reads.

Stream the new album below.

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]]>http://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/24/ygs-new-album-4real-4real-is-here-stream-it-now/feed/0Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean Set for Bayou Country Superfesthttp://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/24/kenny-chesney-florida-georgia-line-and-jason-aldean-set-for-bayou-country-superfest/
http://dev.969thefox.com/index.php/2019/05/24/kenny-chesney-florida-georgia-line-and-jason-aldean-set-for-bayou-country-superfest/#respondFri, 24 May 2019 07:11:07 +0000http://www.billboard.com/node/8513001Country music stars Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldeanheadline this weekend’s return of the Bayou Country Superfest to Baton Rouge, where it all began.

The annual Memorial Day weekend festival returns to LSU’s Tiger Stadium on Saturday and Sunday after two years in New Orleans.